William henry



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENImoE NEw YORK, N. Y.

vEHlcLE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,996, dated February 24, `1880.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be `it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Springs for Vehicles, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, in Which- Figure l shows my spring, partly in side view and partly in section. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a crosssection ofthe same, the plane of section being indicated by the line .s a', Fig. l.

Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates especially to that class of springs for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me July 1, 1879, No. 217,105; and it consists `incertain novel combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings, the letter A designates a bracket, which is rmly attached to a bar, B, forming a part of the platform or other part of a vehicle, according to the location of the spring, and C C are two pivots, which have their bearings in the bracket, and on which are mounted levers D D. The inner ends of the levers D D are the points at which they are mounted on the pivots C C, their outer ends being connected to the side bars or any `other suitable part of a vehicle.

Between the ends of the levers D D are' bolts b b, (see Fig. 1,) whereby they are connected to the bracket A, and on these bolts are arranged cushions E E, of india-rubber or other elastic material, in such a manner that these cushions are interposed between the levers and the bracket, and when the latterY is depressed, as by a weight put on the bar B, the cushions are compressed.

By mounting the two levers D l) onthe independent pivots G C they can be made to coincide with each other without reducing the width thereof at their pivotal points, as when they are both mounted on one and the same pivot, which obviously increases the strength and durability' of the levers, while at the same time the pivots` are subjected to the `least amount of strain. y

The bolts b are rigidly attached to the levers D D at one end, and thence passup through Application led December 5, 1879. i

the bracket A, while they are respectively tightened by a nut, c, which is iitted thereon at the upper end and bears ou the top of the bracket.

In the bar orplatform B are recesses, one

of which is shown at e, Fig. 1, to receive the nuts of the bolts b, and by this arrangement the bracket A` is permitted to lie close up to the bar or platform, while the nuts, moreover, are inclosed, so that they are not liable to get lost.

The bracket A consists of a plate, j', which is attached to the bar or platform B, and has two longitudinal slots, one of which is shown at t', Fig. 1, through which pass the bolts b, and, further, of side cheeks, l1. 71,. These cheeks are `the parts forming the bearings for the pivots C C, and theyare elongated, as shown, to allow these pivots to be set towardor from each other, as may be required.

vIn applying my spring to use, .the levers D D are iirst set to the proper position relatively to the side bars or otherpart of the vehicle, and then holes are drilled at the required points in the cheeks h h for the reception ofthe pivots C C. As the levers D D are moved in or outward the bolts b slide in the slots i, carrying with them the cushions E E, so that the bolts adjust themselves to the levers, and when the latter have been set the recesses e are formed in the appropriate parts of the bar or platform B, when the bracket A is secured in place.

The levers D D are each provided with a step, F, attached to the outer extremity of a curved bar, F. These step-supporting bars are formed integral with the levers D, and are arranged at a point thereon in proximity to the connection of the levers with the side bars, and said step-supportin g bars extend out from the levers in the same plane with the latter, and project beyond or outside of the side bars in such manner that a line drawn longitudinally through the centers of the levers will intersect the longitudinal centers of the stepsupporting bars. By such arrangement of the `step Yall lateral twisting strain on the levers is avoided in stepping into the vehicle, which serious objection is present where the step-supporting bar projects laterally from the levers,

as heretofore constructed. Furthermore, by

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my particular arrangement of the step-supporting bar, when any weight is brought to bear on the step, such weight is supported wholly by the rigid side bar, and the pressure is exerted on the lever in a direct longitudinal line from end to end of the saine; and, further, the' connection between the side bar and lever acts as a fulcrum, causing the inner end ofthe lever to have a tendency to move upward and elevate the body of the vehicle at the center thereof, whereby any liabilityot the body tilting to one side is eft'ectually avoided.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a spring-vehicle, the combination of'a bracket, two independent pivots, both having their bearings in said bracket, two levers arranged on said pivots at their inner ends, two bolts respectively attached to and projecting upward from the levers and connected with the bracket, and elastic cushions encircling said bolts between the bracket and cushions, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a spring-vehicle, the 'combination of the bar or platform B, having recesses in its under side, abraeket attached tothe under side thereof and havin g two independent pivots, two levers arranged on said pivots at their inner ends, and two bolts provided with encircling cushions and respectively attached to and projecting from the levers and having their ends passing through the brackets, and provided with retaining-nuts, which are fitted into the recesses in the bar or platform, substantially as described.

3. In springvehieles, a bracket having longitudinal side cheeks, h, and au elongated slot, z', at each end, and two independent pivots having their bearings in the side cheeks, in combination with two levers arranged on said pivots at their inner ends and two bolts provided with encircling cushions, andrespectively attached to thelevers and extending upwardly through and longitudinally adjustable in the elongated slots fi of the bracket, being confined b v retainingnuts, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

4. The lever D, having a pivotal attachment at its outer end with the side barof a vehicle, and provided with a step supporting bar formed integral with said lever, and extending downwardly and outwardly beyond or outside the side bar in the same vertical longitudinal plane of the lever, substantially as described, whereby pressure exerted on the step-supporting bar is sustained by the side bar and transmitted to the lever in a longitudinal direction, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of December, 1879.

WM. HENRY. [L s.)

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, GHAs. 'WAHLnRs 

